Gazania tomentosa are very hardy, sun-loving groundcovers that have attractive silvery grey to green foliage that forms a thickly spreading mat.
Held above on short, stiff stalks are the wonderfully bright and sunny flowers that are as golden yellow as you can get.
They are very popular in general cultivation due to their drought tolerance and ability to withstand difficult environments like coastal settings and poor soils.
Some new cultivars of the trailing type Gazania tomentosa have been developed that do not produce viable seeds and therefore do not self-seed, which can be a problem in some areas where Gazania have got out into the wild and become a weed.
'Double gold' is a good example that has been bred by NuFlora which has double flowers and blooms profusely over summer.
Other Silver Leaf Gazanias include 'Tiny Tom' which is a neat and compact, ground cover which flowers for most of the year. It goes well on terraces and rockeries, growing 20cm high x 1m wide.
Gazania 'Sahara' is a fast growing, non-invasive type of Gazania which has large, double, bright yellow flowers for most of the year.